Doorstop



Oct. 5, 1926.

' A. B. GULLY DOORSTOP Filed July 2, 1923 1 fly gmwntoz Patented Oct. 5,1926.

UNITED s'r T F F jj ALBERT B. GULLY, or s'rnarronn, commences.

DOOBSTO P.

Application filed July 2, 1923. Serial No. 648,982.

The present invention relates to an improved door stop, and has for Itsobject to provide a device of this character by means of which swingingdoors, particularly garage doors, may be effectually held in openposition. -A further object is to provide such a device, having a hingedcheck member adapted to be swung into operative and inoperativepositions,'and which, when in the accompanying drawings, and this em-.

bodiment will be hereinafter more fully described with referencethereto, and the invention will be finally pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view, showing the 7 door stop attached to adoor, and in operative position;

' Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional. view, the check member being shown inoperative po sition, and partially broken away;

Fig. 3 is a similar view, the check member being shown in inoperativeposition; and

Fig. 4 is a plan view of the base plate employed.

Similar reference characters indicate cor-v responding parts throughoutthe several fig-.

'ures of the drawings.-

Referring to the drawings, the stop comprises a rectangular base plate10, having countersunk. holes 11. in the corners, by means of which itmay besecured to the door 12 by screws 13. A. pair of verticallydisposed ears or lugs 14 and 15 are provided on the front face of thebase, and between these, the same is provided with a rectangularaperture 16, having its upper and lower sides beveled, as at 17 and 18,its upright sides being 'flush withthe inner surfaces of the lugs. Ahorizontal pivot pin 19 is supported inthe lugs, and upon which thecheck .member is bingedly and slidablym'ounted.

The check member consists of an elon-- gated arm 20, of T-shape incross-section,

and 15, and provided with an inclined clongated slot 22, slidably.engaging the pin'19, the slot being at suchan angle as to constitute theportion 21 a wedging element, in the inoperative ber (Fig. 3).

At 1ts lower, or ground-engaging end, the

positionof the check memcheck member is bent at a right angle to g forma foot portion 23. A stop lug 24 is provided in the plate 10 below theaperture 16, to abut the check member, when inoperative position, andthereby prevent its swinging to a vertical position, so that upon softor uneven ground its effectiveness will be maintained. This stop lugmay, if-desired,be provided upon the check member, in which case it willabut the base plate, its

function and operation being substantially the same however.

The operation of the device is as follows When inoperative, 'the checkmember is swung to upright vertical osition, with its flat surfaceengaging the ront face of the base plate, the inclination of the slot22, and the weight of the portion 21 causing the same to wedge intoplace, with the extremity of'the portion 21 slightly. below-the loweredge of the aperture 16, as shown in Fig. 3. The check member is thusself-sustained in its inoperative position, and cannot becomeaccidentally displaced.-

In order to move the check memberto operative position, it is firstraised slightly, so that the extremity of the portion 21 is above thelower edge of the aperture 16 and free to swing therein, whereupon itmaybe swung downwardly, so that the foot portion 23 engages the ground.In such position the end of the portion 21 is opposed to the upperbeveled 'su'rface'17 of the aperture, and'the force exertedlongitudinally of the check member, through its engagement with theground and support of the door, is directly applied against said surface17 (Fig. 2), so that a positive and powerful holding action results. Thepin 19' acts as a guide,-

but is relieved of the strain of supporting the door, so that wearthereon and looseness.

is reduced to aminimum.

The relation of the foot portion 23 to the ground,'is such that theangle between the surface of the foot andthe ground is relatively small,thereby giving a positive and firm hold thereon. The surface of thefootmay e i theube plain, gitgbed, spiked, padded,

adapted for the particular use to which the flfhfhg 24 maintains theangular position of the check member, preventing it from swingingtoaverti'cal and ineffectual position.

I have illustrated and described a preferred and satisfactory embodimentof the invention, but it' is obvious that changes may be made therein,within the spirit and scope thereof, as defined in the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention,

what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

A door stop comprising a baseplate for attachment to a door or the like,a pair of projecting lugs thereon, said plate having a rectangularaperture between said lugs having its upper surface beveled, ahorizontal pivot pin supported on said plate, a check member pivotallyengaging sa1d pivot pin insure that the check member cannot swing tovertical position when 1n operatlve posltion and to position the checkmember for 5 engagement with the beveled surface while the check memberis in operative position.

Signed at Bridgeport in the county oi Fairfield and State of Connecticutthis 26th day of- June, A. D., 1923.

ALBERT B. GULLY.

